2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Melrose · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Melrose
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of single-person households is the standout feature for Melrose, where nearly 40% of homes are occupied by one person. This is far above the national figure and the state average. Most other homes are family-based, with couples with children making up 61.6% of families.
2.4
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- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Melrose — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 39.4% of people in Melrose live alone, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 25.6% national figure. Despite this, the typical home size of 2.4 people is about the same as the Tasmanian and Australian averages.
39.4% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Melrose, the largest group is 1 person at 39%, followed by 2 people (27%) and 4 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 61.6% of families, while one-parent families account for only 5.5%. This share of single parents is much lower than most areas and far below the Tasmanian average of 15.9%.
5.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Melrose, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Melrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60394/melrose/topic/family-households